The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign urges the Department of Commerce to remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census form.

Having the citizenship question on the Census would instill more fear in immigrant communities. This added fear would inevitably result in many immigrants refusing to fill out the Census form. Consequently, this question would yield a grossly inaccurate Census, which would violate the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that the Census provide an accurate account of all persons.

The undercounting would also lead to underrepresentation, which is antithetical to democracy. Our Founders fought the War of Independence over the issue of fair representation. The Census form should not violate that principle.

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is working for a real democracy that allows the common good to prevail over narrow interests. We track the money in state politics and fight for campaign finance and other democracy reforms. WDC is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and charitable contributions supporting our work are fully tax deductible when you itemize.